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" sAL'r'oiv MQGIBBON, anemones; ALBERTA, CANADA.

seFE'rY-mnf To all whom-it may concern:

Be it known that I, 'SALTON McGInBoN, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Edmonton, in the Provine of Alberta and Dominion ofCanada, have invented. new and useful Improvements in Safety- Pins, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fastening devices especially adapted forsecuring lap robes and the like to the robe rails or other convenientparts of a vehicle, in order to pre vent their unauthorized removal.

To this end the invention comprehends the provision of a pin adapted tobe passed through the robe after the latter has been folded around therobe rail, the pin being so formed as to provide for the passage of. alock shackle to prevent its removal by unauthorized persons.

For the accomplishment of the above, the pin includes a substantiallysemi-circular resilient body portion, having its ends connected by thepin proper, the latter having one end connected to the body portion by acoiled spring, while the opposite end of the pin is bent at asubstantial right angle for engagement between loops provided at theadjacent end of the body portion Where it is secured by the passage ofthe lock shackle through the loops with the extremity of the pin withinan additional loop provided upon said body portion adjacent the firstmentioned loops.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a sectional view through a robe rail or rod with a robesecured thereto by means of theimproved fastening device.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the pin removed from the rod, theextremity of the pin being in position prior to its final adj ustmentfor the reception of the lock.

Fig. 3 is an edge view of the pin in its closed position with the lockremoved, and

Fig. at is a detailed sectional View on the line 41 of Fig. 1 looking inthe direction of the arrow.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein like charactersof referencedenote corresponding parts, there is illustrated at R a rail, which maybe the robe rail of a vehicle and which has secured thereon a lap robeL. The robe is folded upon the rail-in the manner shown in Fig. 1 and issecured thereon by the passage of the pin through Specification ofLetters Patent. I I Patented 1160.2, 1919. Application filed February1e,- 191 s. serial no; 217,725.

such folded end and the'body portion of the robe, the pin beingdesignated in its entlrety .by the reference character 10.

" $TATES PATET 1 a The pin 10 includes a body portion 11, j I

which is preferably semi-circular in cross section so as to engage overthe rail B, one oft-he extremities of the body portion havi-ngformedthereon a coiled spring 12, by

. mea-ns of which it is connected to one end right angular portion andpassed between the loops 11 and through the loop 15 and lyingsubstantially parallel to the body portion 11. I

For the purpose of preventing the unauthorized removal of the pin 13,there 'is employed a lock 17, whichmay be in the form of a Yale orcombination lock having its shackle passed through the loops 14.- andaround the right angled portion 16 of the pin 13. The pin will be thussecurely held between the loops 11, the engagement of the lockpreventing the necessary lateral The opposite movement of the rightangled portion 16 with respect to the body portion, for the restantiallysemi-circular body portion, a

penetrating member having one end connected to one end of the bodyportion, means provided at opposite ends of said body member toreceivethe pin and means included in the pin receiving means for the receptionof a lock to prevent the removal of the P 1 Strand ofspring Wire and ernbodying a sub- 2. A; fastening device formed of a single .7 'stantiallyseiniciroular bo'dy 'portion, a

stantially}; semi ,r-circnlar, body portion,-, a; penetrating memberliar-mg one xend, oon

the latter. 1

v3;."A fasteningdevice formed. of-ja single.

etrend ,Iofispring Wire'and. embodying a subneeted toyoneend; of the."body portion,

spacedi oops-1 provided, at the, opposite end; ofsaidbedy portion, asubstantially right;- angled extremity formed on, said penetrgrte andprovide a stop:ferutheaoppositeendaofo 111g iliein'be 'j or TsPQQifi bew the ":lQOPS- and a lookengageable vvithin. said loops and rigl tangledextremity-t0 prevent the" removal ofgthe latter: r

L A fastening: device formed a single Strand of spring Wire andembodying a'sub-V.

stantially semi-oircnlar body pgortion, a, 25 penetratlng member l avlngone end 0011- on'j c-tedzltoe oneal nclyof "the body po n,

spaced loops crossed at one edge to receive the penetrating-member andmeans;engagea-b-lea through said loops; and around; the I penetratingmember .to prevent removal of, thelatter; 7'

- In testimonyiwhereof: I: affix my; signature;

' l sALroN Mcenanon.

